The Art Dept. will host a workshop dedicated to natural dye processes on April 23. Attendees will learn the technique and leave the class with samples to use. All skill levels are welcome to attend ...

When James Young brews a batch of natural dye from plants he has grown or foraged, he knows something even more indelible than the new color of a white cloth will emerge from the bath. He is infusing ...

Dyers say pigments can imprint a favorite color on clothing, quilts or even yarn and give them a way to connect with nature and preserve it. The flowers of perennial dyer’s chamomile are one of James ...

I had a lot of fun dyeing Easter eggs this year with my family. We used a bunch of different materials and experimented to see what worked and what failed. The problem is that the eggs were destined ...

A local fibre artist hopes to pass on her knowledge of traditional natural dye techniques to knitters, spinners and sewers this summer in two full-day workshops at her home this summer. St-Lazare ...

Q: I'm interested in dyeing my own yarn and would love to grow the plants used to make the dye. Can you recommend some plants that can be used for dyeing that will grow in a northern Minnesota garden?

Armed with a hand blender, a bucket, some wild plants and various kitchen cupboard ingredients you can give old clothes a new lease of life Natural dyes have been used throughout history and the first ...

Before synthetic color emerged in the 19th century, all dyes came from natural sources. A project led this fall by Ana Codorean, MA Art and Design Education ’22, connected elementary school students ...

Go online to www.paradisefibers.net or call (509) 536-7746. Paradise Fibers is at 1011 N. Thor St., in Spokane. Pluckyfluff. Possum fiber. Baby camel down. Banana silk. Fiber arts enthusiasts scour ...

Join us for this warm and cozy workshop, and dye your own custom ombre skein of yarn! You won’t be drinking the Kool-Aid, but learning how to use it, and other common household items to make safe, non ...